A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South ...

After last week's explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class ...

After an X-class solar flare erupted, shortwave radio blackouts were detected across the Americas — the sunlit side of Earth at the time. These disruptions, common during intense solar activity, occur ...

The NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter recently recorded the highest-ever concentration of a rare helium isotope (3He) emitted from the Sun. A Southwest Research Institute-led team of scientists sought the source ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The April 2024 total solar eclipse offered a fleeting but powerful window into the sun’s impact on Earth’s atmosphere.

Aima Raza is a sophomore in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She can be reached at [email protected]. ‘Solar ...

A NASA mission, IMAP, will investigate and map the sun's particles and energy across the entire heliosphere, using a ...

The Sun has thrown out a powerful solar flare – and there is probably more to come. As such, it is regularly releasing solar ...